manosca128 Department of Economics Records, 1930s-[ongoing] (bulk 1940s) Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Elisha Winkler. Smith College Archives
Northampton, MA
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 Finding aid encoded in NoteTab Pro. Encoded by Deborah A. Richards. 2006-03-31 Finding aid written in English Smith College Archives Department of Economics Records, 1930s-[ongoing] (bulk 1940s) Finding Aid RG 52 Elisha Winkler 2004

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 Collection Overview Smith College. Dept. of Economics. Department of Economics Records 1930s-[ongoing] 1940s RG 52 1 box (5 linear inches) English Smith College Archives
Northampton, MA
This collection is in thirteen folders and contains newspaper and magazine articles, materials for prospective majors, news releases, black and white photographs, class notes, course syllabi, and mid-year and final exam questions. Historical Note

The Economics Department at Smith College began as the Economics and Sociology Department from the 1894-95 to the 1897-98 academic year. During the 1898-99 academic year it became the Economics Department until 1900-01 when it returned to being called the Economics and Sociology Department. In 1937, the Economics and Sociology Department was separated into individual departments.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Economics Department records contain materials describing the department's courses, clubs, and activities. Types of materials include newspaper and magazine articles about certain classes and a student stock exchange project called ECCLYCO, a student's lecture notes, studies conducted by the department, course syllabi, mid-year and final exam questions, and black and white photographs of faculty and students.

 Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the documents must be requested from the Smith College Archives. Smith College owns copyright to any published material relating to college events and activities. Provenance and copyright ownership of other materials is unknown and researchers are responsible for determining any question of copyright.

 Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

Smith College Dept. of Economics Records, Box #, Smith College Archives.

 History of the Collection

The Economics Department records were created by the department and its students and transferred/donated to the College Archives.

Processed by Elisha Winkler

 Additional Information Related Material

Researchers should also view:

RG 42. Faculty 90A-186 Department chair files, 1970-1987 [unprocessed/portions restricted] 1145 1 Classes- magazine article, photograph 1947? 1145 2 Clubs- Social Science Club, Economics Club 1936, 1940 1145 3 Economics Dept.- general 1930s-70s, 1996 1145 4 ECCLYCO- student group 1945-50 1145 5 Courses- general 1950, 1953, 1967, 1970-71 1145 6 Economics 4a, 6b- student lecture notes n.d. 1145 7 Economics 21-45 1940-57 1145 8 Economics 110-317 1946-80 1145 9 Economics 315 1943-56 1145 10 Finance study 1941 1145 11 Photographs 1940s, 1950s, 1980s, 1990 1145 12 Reading lists 1934, 1938-39 1145 13 Time survey 1934